British Birds
Pepys “British Birds” card game with colour pictures, c.1968.
Pepys “British Birds” collecting card game with colour pictures that can be used to identify birds, first published in 1968. See the box►
Above: Pepys “British Birds” card game with colour pictures, first published in 1968 but still on sale today.
By Matt Probert
United Kingdom • Member since March 02, 2012
I have adored playing cards since before I was seven years old, and was brought up on packs of Waddington's No 1. As a child I was fascinated by the pictures of the court cards.
Over the next fifty years I was seduced by the artwork in Piatnik's packs and became a collector of playing cards.
Seeking more information about various unidentified packs I discovered the World of Playing Cards website and became an enthusiastic contributor researching and documenting different packs of cards.
I describe my self as a playing card archaeologist, using detective work to identify and date obscure packs of cards discovered in old houses, flea markets and car boot sales.
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